Canova, SD
Canova, SD's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Canova at the 53rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 119 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Canova at the 52nd percentile, close to its 53rd-percentile risk score.
Canova's building exposure, zone by zone
119 buildings are counted in Canova, and 55.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 44.5% rated Minimal.
Where Canova ranks
Inside South Dakota, Canova sits at just the 35th percentile even though it scores 53rd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Canova ranks 14,888 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,215 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 287 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Canova
Canova's elevated rating (53rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 55.5% of Canova in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Canova's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 119 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Canova. The exposure-zones guide covers what Canova's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.